Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff

Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she’s currently reviewing spending plans from her cabinet colleagues. But NDP MP Rachel Blaney said it's 'really important' to know who is issuing directives to 'stop the clock.'

On Dec. 3, Treasury Board President Anita Anand appeared at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to take questions about cuts to the public service.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

December 8, 2024

Treasury Board President Anita Anand says it’s “incorrect” that the government is planning “full scale cuts to the public service,” but concerns remain over departments’ use of ‘stop the clock’ practices.

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